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Study finds predictors for ACL injury are dissimilar between male and female athletes
Source: Healio
Except for increased anterior-posterior knee laxity, results from this study indicated female athletes and male athletes were not similar with regard to predictors for first-time noncontact ACL injury.
Technique pearls for revision shoulder arthroplasty aid in preventing fracture, preserving bone stock
Source: Healio
We present simple techniques for revision shoulder arthroplasty using a telescoping osteotome technique for glenoid removal, an open-book (vertical) osteotomy technique for extraction of the humeral stem and the use of an ultrasonic device and carbide burr for clearing bone and cement mantles.
Primary hip arthroscopy yields improved patient-reported outcome scores
Source: Healio
Patients who underwent primary hip arthroscopy experienced greater improvement in patient-reported outcome scores at 2-year follow-up compared with patients who
Study indicates stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury helps patients regain some function
Source: Stem Cells Portal
A clinical trial testing the effect of a stem cell therapy on patients with complete cervical cord injury is showing encouraging results, according to the company producing the new treatment.
Stem Cell Therapy – Specialized Cells with the Ability to Self-Replicate Could Reform Healthcare!
Source: Bio-ITWorld
Stem cell therapy also known as regenerative medicine is the use of stem cell to restore injured, degenerated or diseased body tissues. The cells are manipulated into a specific type of cells and are transplanted into affected organs to replace the damaged cells and contribute in repairing the defective tissue.
Stem cell therapy restores arm, hand movement for paralyzed man
Source: Medical News Today
Researchers have restored arm and hand function to a paralyzed man with injections of an agent called AST-OPC1.
Altering stem cell perception of tissue stiffness may help treat musculoskeletal disorders
Source: Stem Cells Portal
A new biomaterial can be used to study how and when stem cells sense the mechanics of their surrounding environment.
Stem Cells for Arthritis – Innovation in Technology and Medicine
Source: Bio-ITWorld
The biggest advantage of stem cell therapy is that unlike with surgery; this procedure can be conducted within a day and there is minimal downtime. Patients can return to work within just a day or two and they are saved from taking time from work. Surgery comes with an increased risk of infection, but in case of stem cells, patients don’t have to worry about infection. Earlier one could get stem cells only from human umbilical cord, but now stem cells can also be obtained from the bone marrow of a healthy person and used to treat arthritis.
Stem cells grown into 3-D lung-in-a-dish
Source: Science Daily
By coating tiny gel beads with lung-derived stem cells and then allowing them to self-assemble into the shapes of the air sacs found in human lungs, researchers have succeeded in creating three-dimensional lung “organoids.”
Stem-Cell Treatments Become More Available, and Face More Scrutiny
Source: The Wall Street Journal
In two days of hearings next month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider if clinics offering stem-cell treatments should be more closely regulated.